אָסַר (a.sar) means “to bind” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: aw-sar' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
אָסַר · a.sar · to bind
1) to tie, bind, imprison 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tie, bind 1a2) to tie, harness 1a3) to bind (with cords) 1a4) to gird (rare and late) 1a5) to begin the battle, make the attack 1a6) of obligation of oath (figurative) 1b) (Niphal) to be imprisoned, bound 1c) (Pual) to be taken prisoner
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a primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
KJV glosses: bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| bound | 3 |
| she has bound | 3 |
| you can be tied up | 3 |
| and bound him | 2 |
| bound him | 2 |
| harness | 2 |
| has bound | 2 |
| they tie me up | 2 |
| to the prisoners | 2 |
| an obligation | 1 |
| and fastens | 1 |
| and had him bound | 1 |
| and put him | 1 |
| and she tied him up | 1 |
| and they harnessed | 1 |
| and you will be bound | 1 |
| bind | 1 |
| captured | 1 |
| has made | 1 |
| he binds them | 1 |
| he ties | 1 |
| hitch | 1 |
| hitched them | 1 |
| imprisoned jehoahaz | 1 |
| is captured | 1 |
| men are bound | 1 |
| of your brothers in custody | 1 |
| or obligates herself | 1 |
| pledges to fulfill | 1 |
| prepare your chariot | 1 |
| prepared | 1 |
| prisoners | 1 |
| so pharaoh prepared | 1 |
| so they bound him | 1 |
| strapped | 1 |
| tethered | 1 |
| the prisoners free | 1 |
| tied him up | 1 |
| to arrest | 1 |
| to arrest you | 1 |
| to bind | 1 |
| to instruct | 1 |
| to obligate | 1 |
| to put them in bondage | 1 |
| to tie him up | 1 |
| was confined | 1 |
| we will tie you up securely | 1 |
| went | 1 |
| were being held | 1 |
| were captured | 1 |
| were confined | 1 |
| where he was bound | 1 |
| will be confined | 1 |
| will start | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and bound | 7 |
| bound | 6 |
| to bind | 5 |
| wherewith she bound | 4 |
| wherewith she hath bound | 3 |
| tied | 2 |
| unto her if they bind | 2 |
| against him that we may bind | 1 |
| against them when they shall bind | 1 |
| and bind | 1 |
| and bound him | 1 |
| and girdeth | 1 |
| and he made ready | 1 |
| and she bound | 1 |
| and tie | 1 |
| and tied | 1 |
| and wherewith thou mightest be bound | 1 |
| and ye shall be kept in prison | 1 |
| be bound | 1 |
| bind | 1 |
| binding | 1 |
| for out of prison | 1 |
| girded | 1 |
| harness | 1 |
| held | 1 |
| him being bound | 1 |
| in array | 1 |
| in the prison | 1 |
| in thee are bound | 1 |
| made ready | 1 |
| make ready | 1 |
| me fast | 1 |
| me i pray thee wherewith thou mightest be bound | 1 |
| me wherewith thou mightest be bound | 1 |
| no but we will bind | 1 |
| not bound | 1 |
| not when he bindeth | 1 |
| or bound | 1 |
| out of the prison | 1 |
| prepare | 1 |
| put him in bands | 1 |
| set | 1 |
| the prisoners | 1 |
| thee and they bound | 1 |
| thee fast | 1 |
| they are bound | 1 |
| to the prisoners | 1 |
| upon thee and shall bind | 1 |
| was made ready | 1 |
| wherewith they have bound | 1 |
| who shall order | 1 |
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So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
Read word by wordand imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.
Read word by wordboth of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.
Read word by wordSend one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
Read word by wordIf you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
Read word by wordAnd he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
Read word by wordJoseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.
Read word by wordHe ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
Read word by wordSo Pharaoh prepared his chariot and took his army with him.
Read word by wordIf a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.3
And if a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.4
and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.5
But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.6
If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.7
and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.8
But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.9
Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.10
If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.11
and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her and does not prohibit her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.12
“Why have you attacked us?” said the men of Judah. The Philistines replied, “We have come to arrest Samson and pay him back for what he has done to us.”
Read word by wordBut they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson replied, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.”
Read word by word“No,” they answered, “we will not kill you, but we will tie you up securely and hand you over to them.” So they bound him with two new ropes and led him up from the rock.
Read word by wordThe lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”
Read word by wordSo Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
Read word by wordSamson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”
Read word by wordSo the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.
Read word by wordThen Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”
Read word by wordHe replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”
Read word by wordSo Delilah took new ropes, tied him up with them, and called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But while the men were hidden in her room, he snapped the ropes off his arms like they were threads.
Read word by wordThen Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
Read word by wordThen the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.
Read word by wordAnd while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
Read word by wordNow, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.
Read word by wordSo the men did as instructed. They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and penned up their calves.
Read word by wordYour hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more.
Read word by wordOn the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
Read word by word“By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district governors.’” “Who will start the battle?” asked Ahab. “You will,” answered the prophet.
Read word by wordSo they went and called out to the gatekeepers of the city, saying, “We went to the Aramean camp and no one was there—not a trace—only tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents were intact.”
Read word by word“Harness!” Joram shouted, and they harnessed his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his own chariot, and met Jehu on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.
Read word by wordBut the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.
Read word by wordAnd Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
Read word by wordAnd they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
Read word by wordAbijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor.
Read word by wordSo the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
Read word by wordThen Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.
Read word by wordAnd each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.12
He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
Read word by wordAnd if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
Read word by wordThe godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
Read word by wordto instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
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